Ian Steppler wrote:
>http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/413551/1506705
>What do you think?
Quote from article:
> It will take about two years for mother nature to build up numbers and work her magic.
* Another vague article, very long on promises and short on facts.
Sounds like a replication of Harbo's work. Not to belittle the work of
anyone, you understand, but an 80% reduction in the breeder stock does
not necessarily produce mite-resistant queens in the field. Big
problem with the line-bred bees is lack of brood viability. You get
colonies without mites that can't build up.
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Peter L. Borst
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